Ahead of Trump's deadline for Iran, here's a reminder of others he's set during warpublished at 14:40 BST
Image source, EPAAbout an hour ago, Donald Trump warned that "a whole civilisation will die tonight" unless Iran reaches a deal on reopening the Strait of Hormuz.
As we reported earlier, this isn't the first deadline Trump has set during this conflict - here's a recap:
- Deadline 1: On 21 March, Trump said he would "hit and obliterate" power plants, "starting with the biggest ones first", if Iran didn't reopen the waterway within 48 hours
- Deadline 2: Two days later, he said there had been "very good and productive conversations" between the countries and postponed strikes against energy infrastructure for five days
- Deadline 3: On 27 March, Trump said he would postpone attacking energy plants for 10 days, "as per [an] Iranian government request", bringing the deadline to 6 April
- 48-hour warning: On Friday, with the 6 April deadline looming, he warned that Iran had "48 hours" before he unleashed "all hell"
- Expletive-laden threat: In a Sunday post peppered with expletives, Trump reiterated this threat, saying that "Tuesday will be Power Plant Day, and Bridge Day" - in a later post he said "Tuesday, 8:00 P.M. Eastern Time!"
- Latest threat: On Tuesday, Trump shared a message on TruthSocial that said "a whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again. I don’t want that to happen, but it probably will".









